Northern Ireland Proms in the Park

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Proms in the Park 2013,

from Titanic Slipways, Belfast.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-I swear you get better looking every year, Claire.

-Stop it, you.

THEY LAUGH

-Good evening, everybody.

-Ladies and gentlemen,

it's our great pleasure to welcome you, once again,

for a second year to Proms in the Park on the Titanic Slipway.

And we wish, once again, to thank Belfast City Council

for their support in staging the whole event.

Absolutely, we are delighted to be back here

and to complement this beautiful setting, with the amazing backdrop

of Titanic Belfast buildings behind us,

we simply had to come up with an equally dazzling musical line-up.

-And I think we've done it.

-Claire, I think you're right.

We have a fantastic line-up for you.

We got off to a great start, David Brophy

and the orchestra with Bizet's Farandole.

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Our next guest is a young man of extraordinary talent.

He comes from Lithuania, he's won rafts of national and international

prizes, including the World Cup championship in his instrument.

Ladies and gentlemen, a big Belfast welcome for Martynas Levickis!

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Martynas, a critic in the Times said that you had "shown your extreme

"artistry on an instrument that used to be thought of as a squeeze-box".

This is your great passion in life, to change that whole idea, isn't it?

Exactly as you said.

So, how are you doing that?

Well, I'm doing as simple as that,

playing in Belfast for so many people.

It's been a great pleasure and I hope you all enjoyed it.

Oh, we very much did.

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It's probably the first time many people have heard

Vivaldi on the accordion. Is there anything you wouldn't tackle?

I think it's great to notify that it's possible to play on accordion

Bach, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, even Mozart, and even Lady Gaga.

Wahey!

Wonderful music tonight, Martynas. Thank you ever so much.

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German-born composer Hans Zimmer is widely

regarded as one of Hollywood's leading musical talents.

Having first enjoyed success in the world of pop music,

with The Buggles, we all remember that world-wide hit,

Video Killed The Radio Star.

More recently he joined forces with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks

to score for their television series, The Pacific.

And from that, here is the very emotive and haunting theme.

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Ladies and gentlemen, it was Victor Borge who once said

that when an operatic soprano sang her head off

it generally improved her appearance.

I don't think even that old curmudgeon would say that

about our next guest.

She is a hugely successful artist

who has made her mark right across the musical canon.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the biggest welcome you can muster for Katherine Jenkins!

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SHE SINGS IN FRENCH

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-Oh, Katherine! Oh, Katherine! That was wonderful!

-Thank you so much.

Listen, it wasn't always going to be this way

-cos when you left the Royal Academy you were a teaching singer...

-Yes.

-A singing teacher, should I say.

-Yes.

When did you decide that this was going to be your life?

I always wanted to be a singer since I was four years old.

My mum taught me a song called Going Down The Garden To Eat Worms

and that was my very first little performance in public.

# Nobody likes to...

# Going down the garden to eat worms... #

-I won't sing that for you now.

-My first duet with Katherine Jenkins.

THEY LAUGH

Erm, so I always knew that's what I wanted to do.

I just didn't know if I had the chance to really be a singer.

Your voice is going to get better and better and better,

so what do you want to do in the future?

Erm, I think I've been very lucky so far.

It's nearly ten years since my first album came out

and I kind of feel like I've just had so many wonderful opportunities.

To think of anything else is being a little bit greedy,

so if this continues and I just get to sing

and I get to come back to Belfast I'll be really happy.

-Oh, yes, so would we.

-CHEERING

We shall hear more from you later, Katherine,

but for now let me escort you off.

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With me now, backstage, I'm delighted to say...

We're very lucky to be in the presence actually

of a Golden Globe nominated...the one and only Brian Byrne, composer.

You've composed the music for the next piece, which is

very special indeed.

Tell me about Heartbeat Of Home.

Well, I was approached three years ago by John and Moya, who were

the producers for Riverdance

and they were very exited with this new idea they had,

mixing Latin music, Afro, Cuban, Caribbean

with Irish, Scottish music

and it's incredible what these dancers can do.

They're so athletic, moving on from Riverdance, 20 years later,

their bodies, they're like athletes.

So, really, if they're doing their job right

and I'm doing my job right, the percussion

and their feet will blend together and with the voices, you know,

we have this hopefully new sound.

And I can't wait, I can't wait to get out there and do it.

Neither can we. We'd better let you get back out there. All right.

Prepare yourselves for a dynamic mix of cultural rhythms

to knock your socks off!

It is, ladies and gentlemen, our great pleasure to bring you

this preview of Heartbeat Of Home!

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# Won't you lead me home to you

# To all the strength and peace you gave

# Tomorrow's harbour opens out her arms

# Shines a watchtower on the wave

# And you're the flame of every hope

# That ever faced into the tide

# Yesterday and now

# Dreaming is to pursue

# Shelter me in your arms

# Oh, lead me home to you

# Lead me home to you

# Lead me home to you

# Lead me home to you

# Shelter me in your arms

# Oh, lead me home to you

# Long on the seas

# Of hungry, friendless life

# Searching for a home

# And the glow of world comes last

# Hold strong in the storm

# Guiding constant friend

# When I was lost upon

# The lonesome seas

# Oh, lead me safe to land

# Light the way to shore

# Bravely breaking through Lead me home

# Lead me home

# Oh, lead me home to you

# Lead me home Lead me home

# Oh, lead me home to you. #

UPBEAT INSTRUMENTAL

CHORAL SINGING

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I think we've got a hit on our hands.

Thanks, too, to the Belfast Community Gospel Choir,

who lent such a divine background to the proceedings.

Wow! What a performance!

Now, our next guest is a man who needs absolutely no introduction.

He did, in fact, run out of wall space

for his awards a long, long time ago.

Ivor Novello Awards, gold discs,

platinum discs, you name it, he's got it.

Please will you give a huge, huge welcome

all the way from Derry-Londonderry,

the UK City of Culture for 2013,

it's the man we love so well, Mr Phil Coulter!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good, good, good.

Now, have we got any rugby fans in the audience tonight?

CHEERING

Maestro?

# Ireland

# Ireland

# Come the day and come the hour

# Come the power and the glory

# We have come to answer our country's call

# From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Come on!

# Ireland, Ireland

# Together standing tall

Shoulder to shoulder!

# Shoulder to shoulder

# We'll answer Ireland's call

Come on!

# Ireland

# Together standing tall

Shoulder to shoulder!

# Shoulder to shoulder

# We'll answer Ireland's call

Yes, we will!

# We'll answer Ireland's call. #

Thank you, Belfast!

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Oh, Phil, oh, Phil, oh, Phil! Wow!

Did anyone ever tell you you wrote a mean tune?

I've never heard it sung by so many people before.

Great. All in good voice.

It's funny. I mean, I was thinking, I remember sitting down at my piano,

just me and the piano, trying to come up with the idea of Ireland's Call.

And that's the great excitement of being a songwriter.

-You can never really visualise where it's going to lead.

-Yes.

Starting off as a germ of an idea

with a title, Ireland's Call, to this.

You know, that's really exciting. I've had a ball.

-Have you still got the old energy?

-Absolutely. I love it.

I thank God every day for the fact that

I'm making a living from something that I love to do.

It's a real blessing and it's a privilege.

A real thrill to have you with us this evening, Phil.

My great pleasure, my great pleasure.

Now, Johann Strauss was, of course, the king of the Viennese Waltz,

but he wrote some other dance music as well.

And just let's see if we can tempt the Fates

with The Thunder And Lightning Polka.

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Beside me is David Brophy, the man who has been conducting us

through tonight's proceedings.

It has been a knockout performance from everybody, wouldn't you say?

The Last Night of the Proms is about variety.

We've had a fantastic variety here this evening.

And the Ulster Orchestra have been fantastic.

For two days, they've been dodging raindrops.

And we've had a variety this evening. It's been really good.

I know you've a little bit more to do.

We're going to hand back to Noel and let you get back on stage to finish the show,

but for now, thank you very much, David Brophy. Back to you, Noel.

APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen,

we're going to invite back onto the stage Katherine Jenkins!

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE

SHE SINGS IN ITALIAN

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.

I'd now like to introduce back onto the stage

our fabulous accordion player.

We're going to perform for you a duet now.

This is by Edith Piaf, La Vie En Rose,

with the wonderful Martynas.

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SHE SINGS IN FRENCH

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Up next is a young girl who has been playing the violin

since she was just two years of age.

Then at 13 she became the youngest recording artist

ever to sign for Warner Classics UK.

Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a huge treat.

Please put your hands together for Chloe Hanslip!

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Well, I'm delighted to say Chloe Hanslip has joined me backstage.

Chloe, lovely to have you here at the Proms.

I think the crowd out there had an absolutely lovely time

listening to you. How was it for you?

-This was your first taste of the Proms.

-Thank you.

Yes, it's been absolutely wonderful to be here

and to be able to do a Last Night at the Proms is just incredible.

I've enjoyed every single moment of it.

You first picked up a violin aged two.

My parents decided they didn't want another pianist in the house, so gave me a violin.

And that was how it started and I've never looked back since. I love it.

Well, we're very glad you haven't looked back.

Now, this is your second or third time to Northern Ireland. You have been here before.

Yes, I have. It's wonderful to be back.

I actually managed to have a little bit of a look around Belfast yesterday.

I hope to have a bit more of a look tomorrow before I leave.

Well, we'll look out for you.

For the moment, thank you very much indeed and good luck.

Back to you, Noel.

We have heard her once, we have heard her twice.

100 times wouldn't be enough.

But we've time for one more.

Please welcome Katherine Jenkins!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Quando sono solo sogno all'orizzonte

# E mancan le parole

# Si lo so che non c'e luce

# In una stanza quando manca il sole

# Se non ci sei tu con me, con me

# Su le finestre

# Mostra a tutti il mio cuore

# Che hai acceso

# Chiudi dentro me

# La lace che

# Hai incontrato per strada

# Time to say goodbye

# Paesi che non ho mai

# Veduto e vissuto con te

# Adesso si li vivro

# Con te partiro

# Su navi per mari

# Che, io lo so

# No, no, non esistono piu

# It's time to say goodbye

# Quando sei lontana sogno all'orizzonte e mancan le parole

# E io si lo so che sie con me con me

# Tu mia luna tu sei qui con me

# Mio sole tu sei qui con me

# Con me, con me, con me

# Time to say goodbye

# Paesi che non ho mai

# Veduto e vissuto con te

# Adesso si li vivro

# Con te partiro

# Su navi per mari

# Che, io lo so

# No, no, non esistono piu

# Con te io li rivivro

# Con te partiro

# Su navi per mari

# Che, io lo so

# No, no, non esistono piu

# Con te io li rivivro

# Con te partiro

# No, no, non esistono piu

# Io con te. #

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE

Thank you, Belfast. Thank you so much.

CHEERING

All our guests tonight, I'm sure you'll agree,

have been absolutely fabulous.

Thank you to them for entertaining all of us so regally this evening.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen, the Ulster Orchestra,

leader Tamas Kocsis and, of course, Mr Brophy!

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Always a joy. Ladies and gentlemen, we play out tonight

with Strauss' Radetzky March with a few fireworks.

It's always good to go out with a bang. You have been fantastic.

-Good night!

-Good night!

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